The Sun. — London, England, 1809-03-01 00:00:00

! AV:.tiL' N',.V.V.8.. _ . . . dial good underStanaing and E6.6freralion :bitiveiin the Government of this country and the Siciliah Go.; vernment, its also,betw e en the armies of the two 1 • ttor t Tsmonili, -' FEB. 28.—AetiVdd , ihe Jokamnall, countries. Our Officers iegulated 'alarm all their , ‘, IATE, from London.; Military operations and it was understood that if Ship Gaikawk there was any a t tack,. the British Commander Sailed his Ma jesty's , , with a con itl Chief should have also under his command the : Voy of about eight sail, for guernsey ; also the liar- Sicilian army, which was very respedable in net and Jnines, ALLEN, for Sunderland. point o f num b ers. Thi s was a mark of confidence. • • Which few other foreign nations ever reposed in us. He therefore thought it might be of dangerous con sequences for our allies to hear themselves in a manner reviled in the British Parliament. lie was sure that the Hon. Member could not have been perfefitly aware of the mischiefs which such a statement might have produced, or he would not have tnentioned•the trifler publicly in that House. Mr. WitAtvroN brought up the Report of the Committee of Supplies, and the various ,resolutioas were agreed to.----. Adjourned. PLYMOUTH, Fan. 27.—Arrited the Sloop Were Success, Bottic, from Yonghall, bound to Ports- Mouth, laden with pats and butter; and the Brig Wilberfora, - DRESCOLL, from Dublin, laden with Provisions; for this Port; also a Fleet of Colliers I from the eastward. Cixni, Faa. 121,—Tlie Expeditinn to sail from this port will; we understand ; be under the command of Major-General 'IISRE - Sf'ORD. It Will consist of six regiments; their destination is not mentioned,' The Transports• have not yet arrived for their embarka tion, . • • MAILS. Aft atv tn—t Dublin, r Waterford. Dua—t7 Gottenburgh, Malta. PRICE OF STOCKS THis DAY AT TWILV IL O'CLOCK. Consols The Troops under Major-General SHERBROOKE still remain at Cove, waiting for ins! rudions 10 pro ceed on their detination.. The wind is now la- TEIESU N. vourable, 4 01.114 cult bmmils ritsum AUDLAr ? LONDON, WEDNLSDAY, I.IARCII 1, 1809. DEAL, .FEB. 27.--Arrived his Majesty's Ship Ed gar, from the Northward; and calliope, from off Flushing ; and remain in the Downs with his Ma jesty's Siiips, &c. as per last, and several other out ward-bound Vessels. THE BREST FLEET. DEAL, FEB. 28.--Yesterday was all bustle and contusion, in consequence of orders being sent down for the line-of-battle Ships to proceed down Channel direat. are happy to have it in 'our power to com municate to our Readers, authentic Intelligence re speaing thy. F►ench Fleet, which lately escaped from Brest. Arrived Espiegle Sloop with a convoy from Water ford, which have sailed tor the River. A great number of Transports rennin in the Du Vh' ns. Capt. DUNDAS, of the Naiad Frigate, 'arrived at the Admiralty this morning, with an account that the Brest Fleet, consisting of eight Sail of the Line, made its appearance off Rochefort, on the morning of the 24411, and'stood in for Basque Roads, where they are now blockaded by the Squadron under the command of Admiral STOPFORD, whose force consists of seven Sail of the Line and five Fri gateB. The whole of the French force, includ ing those that were before in Basque Roads, amount to twelve Sail of the Line. It is difficult to form a conjet9ure respe6lini the obiea which the French Admiral hod in view.— He could hot have sailed from Brest merely for the Purciwe of going into Basque Roads; it was proba bly intended mercly to form a junetion with the 'Squadron there, and to proceed to their ultimate idestinvion T he a ppearance, however ) •, of `Admiral SrotPoan's Squadron has completely frustrated the °Lied of this movement, whatever it Might have been. • Yesterday her MA: STY, accompanied by his lioyal Highness. the Duke of CAMBRIDGEand the PaItiCEESES, paid a visit to Lady C. FINCH, at her ' lAd Y 6lll lfs apartments at St. James'), and after,pass ing some tine with her Ladyship, her MAJESTY, the Dul;f.. of CAMBRIDGE, and the PRINCESSES walked through the Palace into the garden, and Viewed the ruins occasioned by tha lard dreadful fire with great - regret; after which her MAJESTY in ape6ted the temporary staircase and ether repairs Which have b een fi n i s h e d preparatory to her MA• JESTY holding a Drawing-room to-tnorrow, .• . Yesterday the Prince of WALES rode on horse back in the Parks. The cotivoys in the different. ports have been or dered not to sail owing to the Brest Pleetibeing out. kPrigate has also been sent after the fast India }legit, to recall them. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held, at which the greater part of the Members were present. They eat from two till half after three o'clock. His MAJESTY will hold a private Levee this day at the Queen's Palace. • Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES, attended by the Marchioness of BAxtl,the Countess ofPetanaoßkand LadyTu NNE, arrived at the Q ueen ' s P a l ace, .from Win dsor, where „they were received by the pukes of Yonx, Cost. lIEHLAND, and CAMDIIIDGE. The Duke of Sussex and the Princess SpPIIIA of (;LOLICE:TER dined with their MAJE TIES and the It tlNcesses. In the evening their ZiIAJESTIES had parry to tea ; and cards. . r ough °the arrival. of th e Clyd e f rom t h e L ee- Ntard Isl ands, we have received letters f rom Barba k,ti°les the 12th of Jan uar y inclosive,iit which tittle e armament against Martinique remained; there, ~-„l na` t i ve• It is as s erted th a t th e Naval and i‘li!itary k.onimanders have differed in opinion concerning the intended operations, and.that it had becom e neces sity to receive precise instrodions from'England. It appears, that from intelligence derived from gorhe prisoners of war, an ex.pedtation been r.lised in the West Indies, that some further supplies 'were expected, and that even the arrival of the - Brest ,Fleet Was looked for at Martinique; in conirquence, .Admiral CocitaAwe was eruizing, with nearly the •WhOle of hisSrinedion, off Point Saline. The Melampus Frigate and two Traniports, from D eralUttai arrived at Barbadoes on the i Oth of Jam]. ary. The Rina DoiPe Sloop Of War arrived the lot lowing day from Portsmouth and 4isbon. The news of the Portuguese Expedition against C*)'ennr, consisting of about 90Q0 men, brought by the Confiafice'Prigate,Capt.YEO, bad reached Bdrba. A does, and int e lli gence h a d b e e n sen t tochniral Cuouttatio, who, it was supposed would detach acque force to their assistance. STXTESIENT OP THE DISTRIBUTION OP TH E • NAVAL roßcs TO THIS DAY. Lilo -se's Fri. Sps. G. It In the English at Irish ,1. 2 1 3 s sz Channels - - • S Downs anti North Sea 16 i 7 22 SS Spain, l'ortugat act; ibral. t t 1 a I 19 1 ' I 7 Mail terrancati & l'abSilge 18 0 15 7 12 i CU4St of Africa - - 0 0 ,o I I 1 West Indies and PabS4ge 6 2 lo 23 45 Jamaica Station - i z 6 i 9 1 5 America &Ne%vfoundland 7 I 'l3 1 10 /h Cape of Goo k t Hope, &co t 1 I 4 \3 I 6 Cruizing, &e. - I 1 3 9 11 East Indies and None 7 I ao .5 s :T/911 Tot. ' TOl2l /It Sea -S5 to j 12 0 I 104 I 231 1 SSo In Port and fitting - 30 I 3 49 I 70 1 76 22s C;uard-Ship2 - 6 3 4 ig Hospital d; frisun Ships j 6 5 'l2 3 o 5 Total in Commiscion tsy Building - so In ordinary - . s 6 I Total OF THL-ORD Portsmouth . 16 I'4lllollth *4 Chatham . . ,20 iucrncsy 3 Kiva . Extrimous I 3 1 I N AP. 1 4 4 260 I T Z I 245 I ACH 1. Total 16 I 12 t sl I 44 I 342 OILT. 1 1 4 1 The Doke of YOU, transacted business on Mon day at his Office in the Horse Guards; and yeitei day held a public day, and gave audiences to a num ber Officers. The gallant Sir DAVID BAIRD is immediately to be 'elevated to the Peerage, with the title of . Viscount. Sir JOHN MOORB,'S family are to have 1:C101011S, General HoP>zia to be made a Baronet, and get the first red ribbon. In 'consequence Of the number of captures re cently made by the enemy's Privateers in the Chau nel, Governmentitave given direction for the adop tion of a system of alarm-gun signols, intended to serve as an intimation to the Men of War, that a Privateer is on the coast, and to point the very place *here it may be found. The 'Officers commanding the artillery at the different batteries have given po sitive orders to that effect. _ _ ESdAPIt PROM Fit/O4CR.— Five British Seamen, who were prisoners in France, and contrived to . niake their escape at St..lllaioes, in a small boat, not more titan twelve feet long, have arrived sale h NeWhaven harbour. These poor fellows, in the ac• complishment of their deSign, had to combat no in considerable. share of danger and ditfichlty, having • tugged two clays and two nights at the oar, .without any Thing more than about a pound of biscuit, which they possessed at their embarkation, to support them under their arduous task, which was remit:red the more excessire, from one of them being extremely They hailed the master of a vessel lying in the har bour, w Mich took them on board, and gave them every necessary refreshment. One of them 14,a na tive of Poole in l)orsetshire, and was captured on board a West Indianian, of which he was the mate, ...they stated, that the country through which they had t i c pass on th e i r way to the coasr, in extent some hundreds armies, exhibited strong symptoms of di B43 fisfacitnu, and that they met with but little molestation in tile pursuit of their obje4-1. iehterday a Court of Aldermen was held et Guildhall, at which were present the Lord lqaYor ' , Recorder, Sheriffs, and fifteen Aldermen. The 'Assize of Bread was set at one shilling and three pence farthing the quartern loaf.- A great number tst 'Brokers were adowed, and several sworn into otfice. Mr. Richard Abbey, and Mr. Robert Chris tie, were discharged Brokers, as were a great many others. Upon a report from the Committee of City Lands, sundry ruinous houses were presented to the Covet, and the Solicitor ordered to put the Ai of Parliament of the 14 Geo. 111. in force. FivOCoal. t i meters in trustfor the City, and two Coro-meters, were sworn for the due execs tion of their office for lout years. Four persons were licensed 'to be Coal undertakers in the port of London for one year. It was referred to a Committee of Aldermen, to con sider what regulations were necessary with respett to the Brokers tiding on the Royal. Bacitstige, Eze. and to report to the Court. Sundry, bills were or clered .to be paid, and a great number of freemen ordered to be admitted by redemption. Yesterdatovening Mr. Mt:J.6, King's Messeu.• ,! ger, left town with dispatches for Spaie. SR. LJI J'lU CS. This Gentleman Who has distincniShed himself hi Parliament for sonic years, if not by powerful elo, quence, yet with knowledge. and good.„setise; hai been in .t howless.cOndition for several wPeks, and died on Monday last, He 6rs: became known to the public by the dive part, u.l)lch he took in the Me nwrabie contest for WestminAter the year, 1784; in writing for Mr. Fox, particularly In the Opposition pea' of that period. Thought his subsequent exertions were of a very different kind, he was the authbr of many eleaion ballads, : which at .that time were highly popular With, tote party.. AS sorne re compense fot o zeal: and his services, the party. patroniied the; publication .of The liallit'id, of which he was, indeed ; one of the authors, as well aid 'the Probationary Odes, and these works proved a,source of considerable emolument to him. Dr. LAWRENCE then began to be ambitious of a a seat in the House of Commons, and for that put.- pOse, as well, indeed, as from a high admiration of Mr. BURKE, attached hiniaell particularly to that great ornament of. the British Senate, by whose in terost wah Earl FITZWILLIANI, the Doctor was gra.; in his desire of parliamentary honours. • From !ilia time- he considered himself rather as thp adherent of Mr. BURKE than as an implicit fol lower of the Party with which that great man bad hitherto acted, and when .the French Revolution induced Mr. Bottxa to_ withdraw himself from Mr. , Fox and .his friends, who had so rashly committed themselves in the eyes of all mankind, by hailing that dreadful ,political explosion as an event. calculated td promote The hoppinesa of mankind, Dr. LAw. eNCE traced the steps of Mr. BURKE, and'remained inflexibly attached to that Gentleman and his prin ciples till the world were deprived of his great talents. The Donor, however, had for some time wisely considered that politics atforded but an uncertain means of support, and therefore direaed his atten tion to the civil law, and by his praaice in the Ecclesiastical and Admiralty Courts, gradually ac quired a considerable fortune. Mr. BURKR had in deed derived great advantage from the Doaor duririg_ the prosecution of Mr. HASTINGS, as he was inde fatigable in exploring'and arranging the documents necessary in that arduous and complicated transae- • tion. The public are indebted to the DOetor for a complete edition: of the works of Mr. BURKR, which will for ever remain a monument of the - Vast talents and varied acquisitions of that extraordinary man. Dr. LAWRENCE, as we before observed, possessed extensive knowledge and good sense,' and these Oa 'hies charaaerized his efforts in Parliament, but he •had - no pretension to the fame of oratory ; he. never knew. when to put a period to his speeches, and the consequence was, that, instead of alluring attention, his hearers were disposed to retreat as soon as he be gan to speak.. Upon the whole, he was a worthy well-meaning character, and his abilities, if not shin ing, were solid. He was about sixty years of age. DR U LA NE 2"0"..4,,J77i.E. .The catastrophe which has befallen this magnifi- , cent pile, now. begins to excite some emotions of , a different nature from those of keen regret and strong stuprize, wiricir it •at firr 'created in. every bosom. The Puhiic shoUld be cautious in giving ,credence to • some tables which were in circulation.',; We • bare now to call their attention to one or two"Caas, which are as Certain 45 they are important. it has been re ported, that an anonymous letter bad beenreceived by • an Ifinstrioni Personage, immediately after • the fire • in St., James,) Palace, intimating," that his Royal Highness .would shortly hear of the destruction of other PubliC Buildings in the same manner :—Such a letter, we can •.now aver with confidence, was aaually received by .the High Perionageto whom it was so strangely addressed. It did not at first en gage any particular attention ;.• but, on learning the calamitous event of Friday night,' his Royal High, ness sent for Mr., SUBRIDAN, and, after explessing the kindest sympathy in his great and unexpeeted' loss, communicated tv • that Gentleman the contents of this letter, which had been , received some weeks • .before. With'respea to thiamysterious letter, whether it was meant as an effusion of .malice, gratified; in some degree ! , but not yet satiated, or .whether it was intended as a menace, calculated fur the' train of some objeCt.tts yet unspecified, must - be fruitless at the present moment to inquire. We should not 'probably have laid so much Stress on an anonyftous scroll, if it were not coupled!with another singular and authenticated occurrence," which our Readers will pertise . , : as we heard it, with sensations / 0 of horror and indignation. It-is positively stated that about five weeks since, a. train of gunpoWiler was discovered at the Kings Theatre, disposed evidently fora mischievous purpose, This circumstance has been hitherto concealed through motives of pru denoe. We now give it publicity from motives equally Sustifiatile. We think That men who have embarked a large property in such concerns are cer tainly entitled to public proteCtion. If such a plan of wide-spreading mischief be afloat, and there is certainly some evidence of that taCt, the vigilance and caution of individuals are of no avail.. A Parlia mentary Reward should be offered, Mier due in. (pity, for the detection of the offenders and 'their accomplices. Mr. SHERIDAN, we ere sorry to add, has been confined to his bed for the last three days, its conse quence of the shock ,which he has sustained,' He has behaved with his uatial magnaeitnity on this oc casion. He feel* but little for .himself, but Much for his son and the other parties in the late property. I - lis attentions are also directed-to the situation of the Performers, many of whom the event has in voleed in great distress„ He has promised to apply to the Sovereign tor a special licence, as soon as they have fixed upon a place tor their pertortnatiee, This choice, as we have stated, is one of much ditficolty. Thu Lyceum has teen the stibie4t of cOnsideratioe, but that, even at Drury-lane prices, will note hula! More than Steel. The eleaion mill, however, be made in a meeting of the Performera, which is to be held this day. A blacksmith at Deptford is said to have bep ap prehended on suspicion of being the murderer of thfs late Littistetlant JoHNUON : the circarostbrwo 'VMS diicloueti in consequence of a quarrel bta.,veen the black mitts auci s worma who was living with biro. ~'rl3`fiL 1) I/EL. Yesterday iiiorning; about dine d'elOck,' a itie6': ing took place at Chalk - Fartn; "between Lord rA,x;. LANb, a captain in the Royal NavY, - and Powata.; Esq. df DeVorishire!plaCe, Gentletnact well known rti the. polite maid; and an intidiatti friend of his Royal HighneAS the Duke of CO+ it EN CR; They were attended to the ground, the . farther b'' CH AltiiB Coriwr, of theNaand the latterbY Ross, Esq. lately an Officer in the .17th Light:Dragoonti. The distance of ten paceS being Stepped, and: the pistols loaded by the Seconds, t)c.: partiestOok their ground, when, by etiquette, Mr.' Powat.L. being entitled .to the first shot, his bill fa-; tally entered the right groin Of Loid FAr.xLai4it:. The ,wound is pronounced Mortal, and it vas thought that his Lordship would not survive the night. He' is attended by Mr. Hasvistne, the Surgeon. The cause of this fatal duel grotto Irani, as it: IS said, arnisunderstanding that took place the night before at STSVENS'S Hotel, in' Bond-street, from Lord FAux.x o ttsc s a addressing Mr. Poweir, by the familiar appellation of Pdgey ; on which the latter expressed much displeasure, remarking that his bad not the honour of being ststlicientl; acquainted with him, ,to entitle his Lordship to take so great a liberty." . This drew from Lord F: a sarcastic reply, accompanied by some threats; on which Mr; P. re.; joined, that " he had that in his hand (meaning his stick) which would defend him against any ine•wei even from a Lard." Lord F. on the instant snatcheA 4 cane from some Gentle Man in the room, and, as it is reported, struck Mr. P. many severe blows With it. The consequence was a, challenge from the latter, ,which produced the meiancholy catastrophe above stated. Mr. P9WELL has always bean esteemed by a nu, merous body of most respectable friends and ac. quaintance, as one of the best tempered and inof. fedsive men that exist. Atier the duel, Lord FALK.; LAND was conveyed to the hollse of Mr. Powct.c, in Devonshire-place, in the latter gentleman's carriage.. Lady FALKLAND was kept ignorant of this tous event through nearly the whole of yesterday, at her apartments at DORANT'S Hotel, Albemarle street, from no friend having sufficient fortitude to impart to her the melancholy event. About seven o'clock in the evening, however, she received some information respeaing it, and proceeded, with, her children, to Devonshire place, to visit his Lordship. Lord FALKLAND succeeded to his Title a few year. ago, on the death of his brother. He was a lively ••• • pleasant man, and by no means of a quarrelsome abr.- position. He manifested great-gallantry in his pro. ' fession on several occasions, and had acquired ;t eon. siderable' tontine by captures. In consequence of • some convivial , excesses on board his vessel, he was . dismissed the service a year or two ago, but was cently restored, and would doubtless have signalized his spirit in the cause of his country it this tinhippy event had not occurred. He was about forty years of :toe, with a handsome manly person. He w a s mar ried B to a very amiable Lady; and had two children. STATE OP AgERICA. The humefouvarsivals from various Americatt Ports, of vessels laden with colonial produce, and the language held in different parts. of that vast continent, expressive of disapprobatien, and tudik nation at the continuation of the Embargo ;. these filets, While they atniounce the general dissatisfae. tion, seem to foretell the approaching setwatio of of the comp onent States,. forming the Amer can Winn. In fat, when we reflect on the nature of the General Government,. placed, it is true, in a central positi o n, but incapable 'of coercing the distant. extremities of the nominal Confederation or. Republic, when, we consider how _destitute of energy are all Democratic Constitutions,. and how , ' spontaneous is the submission paid to the Congress, or Representative Body we shall not, - or we onglit . not,. ,to be astonished, that it seems about to exhi bit revolutionary scenes: There is not, indeed, in America, any Throne, bite that..uf the Bouitaotor, to I ; • nor is there a Nobility to level, and to devour, like that of France in 1749. Scarcely c:ai there be said to exist a national debt to extinguish. lint, on the other hand, the .Executive ,Power has neither a vast regular military force to quell i n cur- reaion ; nor a naval., armament sufficiently nume-. rous and aelive to enforce obedience to their legisla tiVe regulations. • Perhaps, under other circum stances, and if Europe had reinatued on its ancient baiis, the American Union might have subsisted for a much 'longer, perio4, But, when the Old 'World is become t theatre of revolution, followed by military, despotism, vested in the hands of one Chief, who has already placed his family, or hk clefiendants, ott half the Thrones of. the Continoni, and who will allow,no neutrals to navigate the seas; the new . world Must, in its turn, be visited by politi cal convulsions, .They seem to be . begun, •aedto threaten a rapid progress. The historical dramaof Henry the Eighth drew a numerous andience last night to the Haymarket, Theatre. Mrs. SIDDONS displayed all her usu a l. ex ... cellence in' .Queen Catherine, and was pat - lit:0100y dignified dhd impressive in the trial scene, l(istweta, o Was 'unusually ancefful in the Carabial„ cu,l _pd thirably discriminated between the pride and affeited meekness of his elevation, end the huinility anni ri.i signation of his fail. Pura gave a firm manly louring to the boisttrous Monarth, and (mete es KF,mat.tt manifested a tempered dignity and spirit in Crinnwell. . CORN-EXCHANGE, Mtnc —The suppi Wheat to-day are consider4ole, and soles are made et a small reduction in, price; 1.13 , :', ey i n large supply, very little the, and riilwr s6 l - Is . are cheaper; 'Mho ReeNC 4 0 ' . ciewliat lower; Beaus of the two kiettl likewe ; ther • are irg4irt large supplis of Oats, hit, owing to a continuance of the demand, this article stippoi is 0 r last prices ; Ave Seed is scarcr; rind higher) Flour hardlYmain. tains late prices, i wheat tse; a ilas a yos od Tick Beans r New);a3 a s 6 s od, Fl ,l 4 di-,t o .. 9 53 4 9 5 $ k ,e: 1).4 • 353 it 3ts a; SO4 .: , , . . 6.0 r 01 4 eti 1 1 .114nd ding 45$ a 46, orb Batley - -41 s a4kcd I Potatuo - - —6 a ,i7y (11 Mail ft - io als t.di Rape Stet . 551 a 601 tst f %V tare Pcase 135 a tot oil Fine Flour Bsi a 88 1 a 9os eti Gray ditto - ps a 55* od Set,vtids . . Ros a h is ad ferias (New) . sBs a )sod6 it t.